Mississippi House Bill 1153 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 6 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-03-06 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Require State Agencies And Political Subdivisions To Verify The Lawful Presence In The United States Of Any Person Who Applies For State, Local Or Federal Public Benefits; To Provide For Certain Exceptions To This Requirement For Verification; To Provide That Applicants For Public Benefits Must Execute An Affidavit That He Or She Is A United States Citizen Or Is A Qualified Alien Under Federal Law And Is Lawfully Present In The United States; To Provide For A Criminal Penalty For Willfully Making A False Statement Of Representation In The Affidavit Required By This Act; To Require Each State Agency And Political Subdivision That Administers Any Program Of State Or Local Public Benefits To Provide An Annual Report To The Attorney General With Respect To Its Compliance With This Act; To Prohibit The Establishment Of Sanctuary Cities; And For Related Purposes.

Immigration; prohibit sanctuary cities and require verification of lawful presence to receive public benefits.

Rep. Henry Zuber [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-03-06		Died In Committee
2012-02-20		Referred To Judiciary B;Appropriations

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2012/pdf/history/HB/HB1153.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2012/html/HB/1100-1199/HB1153IN.htm